The Draft Mark Warner for President committee was an effort to promote the candidacy of former Governor of Virginia Mark Warner. It was founded the day after the 2004 presidential election by Democratic Party activist Eddie Ratliff of Virginia. On October 23, 2007, the Draft Warner for President Committee received a letter from the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) in response to the committee's declaration of intent to cease operations, dated October 2, 2007, and was allowed to terminate its affairs and cease filing with the FEC. Warner had announced his intent to become a Senate candidate prior to the committee's letter to the FEC. History Ratliff created the 2004 Virginia for Wesley Clark network and was a lead organizer for Clark's Virginia ballot initiative. Clark was the last to enter the democratic primary in Virginia and the first on the ballot. Soon after the website, https://web.archive.org/web/20060706010552/http://www.draftmarkwarner.com/ was created, Ratliff was joined by Steve Deak and Eddie Hartman who were also initial co-founders of the draft movement. Steve Deak was a Loudoun County Democratic Party Chair and County Coordinator for Governor Warner's 2001 campaign, and became the Southern Regional Director for Draft Mark Warner committee. Hartman, a partner at LegalZoom, worked on efforts in Southern California. Delegate Onzlee Ware, of the Virginia House of Delegates and PR professional Mike Smith served as the Official DMW Spokespersons. After the election of Governor Tim Kaine in November 2005, the committee had activity in dozens of states, conducting events nationwide. On March 9, 2006, the Draft Mark Warner filed papers with the Federal Elections Commission and officially became the Draft Mark Warner for President PAC. Terry Frye, the Bristol, Virginia Commissioner of Revenue serves as the PAC's Treasurer along with Virginia Democratic Activist Joan Baker Washburn as the Assistant Treasurer. Draft Mark Warner started its on-the-ground operations at the West Virginia Democratic Party Jefferson-Jackson Dinner on April 27, 2005. Since that time, the group has organized dozens of events nationwide publicizing the candidacy of Governor Warner and helping to up his name recognition. When Governor Warner announced his decision to not run in 2008, the Draft committee had state & congressional directors in 39 states, along with affiliated groups such as Young Americans for Warner, Veterans for Warner, and Americans Abroad for Warner. After becoming a political action committee, Draft Mark Warner raised the funds necessary to conduct events nationwide, attending such events as